1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota
(Redirected from United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1998)
The 1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held November 2, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Daschle won re-election to a third term. As of 2024[update], this was the last time a Democrat won the Class 3 Senate seat from South Dakota.
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County results Daschle: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Schmidt: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Alan Aker
- John Sanders
- Ron Schmidt, attorney
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Schmidt | 26,540 | 52.01% | |
Republican | Alan Aker | 19,200 | 37.62% | |
Republican | John M. Sanders | 5,292 | 10.37% | |
Total votes | 51,032 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Byron Dale (L)
- Tom Daschle (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Ron Schmidt (R), attorney
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tom Daschle (incumbent) | 162,884 | 62.14% | -2.76% | |
Republican | Ron Schmidt | 95,431 | 36.41% | +3.90% | |
Libertarian | Byron Dale | 3,796 | 1.45% | +0.15% | |
Majority | 67,453 | 25.73% | -6.66% | ||
Turnout | 262,111 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "South Dakota Secretary of State - Election Information 1998". Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".